Transportation Marketing & Communications Association
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The Transportation Marketing & Communications Association (TMCA) is the only current association serving transportation marketing, sales, and communications pros in all modes and market segments of the North American transportation industry.

According to its Web site , TMCA's goals include:
  • Professional growth for its industry participants
  • Broadening marketing industry networks
  • Providing education on new marketing trends and issues
  • For its members to become more productive and valuable to their organizations


All levels of marketing, sales, and pricing professionals are represented and all transportation modes and market segments, including:
  • Motor carriers
  • Railroads
  • Air carriers
  • Ocean lines
  • Third-party Logistics (3PLs)
  • OEMs
  • Passenger transit organizations
  • Media
  • Suppliers


TMCA currently has over 400 members.

TMCA was founded in 1924 as a railroad-based association and continues to serve transportation marketing pros and their organizations with focus and strategy amidst a highly competitive, ever-changing industry.

Current officers include:
  • Chief Executive Officer
    Chief executive officer
    A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

    : Brian Everett, (Senior Partner, MindShare Strategies, Inc.)
  • President
    President
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    : Tom Nightingale, (Vice President Communications & CMO, Con-way, Inc.
    Con-way
    Con-way, Inc. is a freight transportation and logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload and full truckload freight services, truckload brokerage, logistics, warehousing, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Con-way’s services are used by...

    )
  • Immediate Past President: John Ferguson, (VP International, Schneider Logistics)
  • Vice President
    Vice president
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    : Hernan Vera, (Director, Marketing, Global Supply Chain Solutions, Ryder System Inc.)
  • Treasurer
    Treasurer
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    : Mark Miller, (Director of Corporate Communications, Crowley Maritime Corp.)
  • Secretary
    Secretary
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    : Susan Terpay, Director, Corporate Communications, Norfolk Southern Corp.
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